Synopsis

From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.

These Royals will ruin you…

Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.

He might be right.

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK

Q: Is this really a YA?

We recommend this for young adult readers, age 17 and up. We think it’s a book that will appeal to older teens and those adults who are in touch with their inner teen, like us.

Q: Is there a cliffhanger? I’ve heard there’s an awful cliffhanger! Why’d you write a cliffhanger?

We promise that we didn’t set out to write a cliffhanger, but Paper Princess does end in one. The good news is that the next book is up for pre-sale and it will be released July 25, 2016.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Erin Watt is the brainchild of two bestselling authors linked together through their love of great books and an addiction to writing. They share one creative imagination. Their greatest love (after their families and pets, of course)? Coming up with fun--and sometimes crazy--ideas. Their greatest fear? Breaking up. You can contact them at their shared inbox: authorerinwatt@gmail.com

MORE PRAISE

"Intense, haunting & hot—I can't stop thinking about Paper Princess!! The intriguing sexy characters draw you in and don't let go. A true must read!"—Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled and Legal Briefs series

“Gritty, angsty, steamy, and rife with scandal and secrecy, Paper Princess is the kind of book you hope EVERY book will be when you open it. The kind you can't put down, can't forget about. This book consumed me and thanks to that crazy ending, I won't be moving on from this book for a good long while.”—Jessica from Angie & Jessica’s Dreamy Reads

Good book - adult themes

I'm leaving this review after reading this book for the third time. I keep coming back to this story because although some of the subject matter is dark I keep wanting to root for Ella and Reed. I read a review that said they hated this book. They claimed it was "normalizing sexual assult by depicting a teen girl and a family of teen boys in a situation of hypersexualized bullshit." Now while I will agree that there is sexual assult at play in this book I don't think it is out of context with the characters. Many of the characters in the story are disgustingly wealthy. They also have an air of entitlement. I think the behaviors they display depict what, sadly, happens everyday. If it didn't judges wouldn't be giving out short sentences, or none at all, for the exact same things that happen in this story.
The characters are complex and we have just scratched the surface of their inner workings. The boys are angry and frustrated and choose inappropriate avenues to express their feelings. I think this aspect of the story is genuine and might be how 5 testosterone filled teenagers without a strong parental figure might behave, given the monetary means to which they have access.
Overall, I think this is a story that is easy to read but that touches on deeper societal issues. I would not classify this book as YA. There are many explicit sex scenes, including sexual violence.

by Aimeeon May 18, 2017

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5

Enjoyable and not predictable

Enjoyable with a non predictable end. I liked the characters and was totally caught in the story: read 3 books in 3 days!

by M.B.on June 07, 2017

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5

Learn new tricks

Ella is no stranger to hard work in this life. She works hard to get the future she dreams of. So when a stranger claims to be her guardian - she calls his bluff.
When it turns out he has 5 seriously handsome sons who she now has to live with, life takes a whole new turn. Ella thinks this may be harder than the life she left. Who do they think she is Cinderella?
Lots of great surprises are in store for the reader. I loved this book. I laughed, I cried and then I screamed at the ending! I cannot wait to read the next book in the series. There are so many interesting and compelling characters.
***This ARC copy given in exchange for an honest review only.

by 2kasmomon June 05, 2016

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3.0

An ok book

No originality much. Looks like a cross over of boys over flower and Cinderella and four knight.

by Beauon August 08, 2017

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4.0

Surprisingly refreshing take on a cliche.

I was surprisingly charmed by this book. It's a little bit cheesy in that way that YA usually us, but incredibly refreshing in the way it portrays Ella's gritty life before she meets the Royals. I wasn't the biggest fan of Reed, tbh, but her relationship with the other Royals is well-explored and interesting.